[Rhodes22-list] Roger

TN Rhodey tnrhodey at hotmail.com
Mon Sep 18 20:50:56 EDT 2006


Brad,

Yeah I remember.....I don't know why Roger didn't take you up on your offer. 
Being in sales pretty much my whole life I am a big believer in networking. 
In any case I agree with you and I do wish him well.

Wally
>From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Roger
>Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:09:47 -0500
>
>Wally,
>
>Roger probably did stress out about being unemployed, but when I offered 
>him
>an audience (offlist) to present his ethanol 'improvements' to the retired
>#3 at ADM (with the implied straight-ticket to the CEO), the largest 
>ethanol
>producer in the US, he balked.  He either wasn't that unemployed or didn't
>really have something to present.  That's not a slam.  It just re-enforced 
>a
>long held belief - you can't help someone who isn't willing to help
>themselves. I miss him on the list and hope he's doing well.
>
>Brad
>
>
>On 9/18/06, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Ah Rummy....you are being way too hard on Roger. I really think the
>>pressure
>>of long term unemployment added a lot of stress. Back when I was one of
>>the
>>few who agreed with Roger's opinion regarding genny size he and I became
>>quite friendly. We emailed quite often off list discussing race tactics
>>and
>>the R22. I borrowed his 150 genny for 2 months and he also offered to loan
>>me his asymetrical spinnaker. I do think he had one of the ugliest R22s
>>around due to the cattle pen look created by his life rails.
>>
>>I can tell you that he and I are almost polar opposites but he really
>>wasn't
>>a bad guy.
>>
>>Wally
>>
>>
>> >From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
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>> >To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Roger
>> >Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:08:35 EDT
>> >
>> >Art,
>> >When Roger P left this list he made it VERY clear that he did not want
>>any
>> >further contact with us or any Rhodes owner. I'm surprised that he had
>>the
>> >time
>> >  for Slim. Personally I think that he is a pompous asshole and the list
>>is
>> >a
>> >better place without him. You are best to leave this man alone.
>> >
>> >Rummy
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